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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






2. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






3. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






4. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






5. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






6. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






7. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.






8. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






9. Tables are made up of fields.






10. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






11. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






12. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






13. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






14. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

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15. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






16. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






17. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.

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18. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






19. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






20. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.

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21. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






22. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






23. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






24. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






25. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






26. Appears: day means: day






27. Appears: hr means: hour






28. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






29. efines units.






30. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






31. Appears: mon means: month






32. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






33. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






34. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.

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35. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






36. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






37. Appears: wk means: week






38. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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39. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






40. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






41. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






42. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






43. Contains information relative to tasks.






44. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






45. Amendment to task type.






46. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






47. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






48. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






49. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






50. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.